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March for Our Lives Atlanta, Ga | WATCH LIVE

March for Our Lives rallies are being held around the country

Thousands are gathering in Atlanta and around the world for the March for Our Lives rally. It's a movement organized by students after a shooting at a Parkland, Florida high school killed 17 people.

There will be around 16 rallies in Georgia Saturday with the biggest being in downtown Atlanta.

#MarchForOurLives | What you need to know

11Alive has crews in Atlanta, Athens and Washington, D.C. with live coverage beginning online at 11:00AM. On 11Alive at 6PM, tune in to see a comprehensive look at the day's events.

LIVE BLOG

1:40 PM | Atlanta Police Department says 30,000 people were marching in downtown Atlanta.

1:30 PM | The crowd of marchers in Atlanta arrive at Liberty Plaza where the speeches will begin.

1:00PM | The crowd in Washington D.C. is so thick it's hard to move. That's where 11Alive's Christie Ethridge and Luke Carter are.

12:30 PM | The march in Atlanta makes way past the Mercedes-Benz stadium as they head closer to Liberty Plaza.

12:15 PM | The marchers have begun to walk.

11:56 AM | Congressman and Civil Right icon John Lewis spoke before the marching began in downtown Atlanta. He encouraged the students not to give up.

11:45AM | Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms spoke about her nephew who was a victim of gun violence.

11:30 AM I A Collins Hill High School student read an original poem called "Rude Awakening"

11:20 AM Images are coming in from around the country as marches begin.

11:00 AM Live coverage begins on 11Alive

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